Billboard Hot 100 — November 21, 1970
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 21, 1970. "I Think I Love You" by The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "I'll Be There" by Jackson 5, which had held it for 5 weeks, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "One Man Band" by Three Dog Night at #55, which would go on to peak at #19. The biggest climber was "Stoned Love" by The Supremes, up 26 places from #48 to #22.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I Think I Love You" by The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy — 1 week at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting October 10, 1970.
- New in the top 10: "Montego Bay" by Bobby Bloom (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Express Yourself" by Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, down 22 places from #23 to #45.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Yellow River" by Christie, 19 weeks and counting (peak #25).
- Stories that mention this week: Four for Four: The Jackson 5 Own 1970.
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | I Think I Love You The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | We've Only Just Begun Carpenters |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | I'll Be There Jackson 5 |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Fire And Rain James Taylor |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 15 | Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | Somebody's Been Sleeping 100 Proof Aged in Soul |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | Gypsy Woman Brian Hyland |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | Montego Bay Bobby Bloom |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Cry Me A River Joe Cocker |
| 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | It Don't Matter To Me Bread |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2) James Brown |
| 14 | 12 | 4 | 15 | All Right Now Free |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 9 | Engine Number 9 Wilson Pickett |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 6 | Heaven Help Us All Stevie Wonder |
| 17 | 14 | 1 | 14 | Cracklin' Rosie Neil Diamond |
| 18 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) The Presidents |
| 19 | 28 | 19 | 5 | Share The Land The Guess Who |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 5 | You Don't Have To Say You Love Me/Patch It Up Elvis Presley |
| 21 | 18 | 11 | 13 | Still Water (Love) Four Tops |
| 22 | 48 | 22 | 3 | Stoned Love The Supremes |
| 23 | 16 | 9 | 13 | Lola The Kinks |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 9 | See Me, Feel Me The Who |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 19 | Yellow River Christie |
| 26 | 17 | 3 | 18 | Candida Dawn |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 7 | Let's Work Together Canned Heat |
| 28 | 41 | 28 | 5 | One Less Bell To Answer The 5th Dimension |
| 29 | 24 | 24 | 13 | Stand By Your Man Candi Staton |
| 30 | 21 | 10 | 12 | It's Only Make Believe Glen Campbell |
| 31 | 32 | 31 | 14 | As The Years Go By Mashmakhan |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 6 | After Midnight Eric Clapton |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 13 | For The Good Times Ray Price |
| 34 | 40 | 34 | 6 | Heed The Call Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 35 | 27 | 24 | 11 | Deeper & Deeper Freda Payne |
| 36 | 42 | 36 | 4 | No Matter What Badfinger |
| 37 | 50 | 37 | 3 | Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Chicago |
| 38 | 54 | 38 | 3 | He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother Neil Diamond |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 6 | I Am Somebody Part II Johnnie Taylor |
| 40 | 55 | 40 | 2 | Black Magic Woman Santana |
| 41 | 29 | 14 | 12 | Look What They've Done To My Song Ma The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham |
| 42 | 33 | 18 | 11 | El Condor Pasa (If I Could) Simon & Garfunkel |
| 43 | 59 | 43 | 3 | Be My Baby Andy Kim |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 10 | And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind Mark Lindsay |
| 45 | 23 | 12 | 15 | Express Yourself Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 8 | Part Time Love Ann Peebles |
| 47 | 47 | 47 | 9 | Sweetheart Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 48 | 45 | 37 | 8 | Make It Easy On Yourself Dionne Warwick |
| 49 | 51 | 49 | 6 | I'm Not My Brothers Keeper The Flaming Ember |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 5 | Only Love Can Break Your Heart Neil Young |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 8 | So Close Jake Holmes |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 6 | I Don't Wanna Cry Ronnie Dyson |
| 53 | 57 | 53 | 8 | If You Were Mine Ray Charles |
| 54 | 56 | 54 | 4 | Chains And Things B.B. King |
| 55 | NEW | 55 | 1 | One Man Band Three Dog Night |
| 56 | 64 | 56 | 3 | Do It Neil Diamond |
| 57 | 49 | 49 | 8 | Fresh Air Quicksilver Messenger Service |
| 58 | 63 | 58 | 5 | Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The "King Of Rock & Roll" CROW |
| 59 | 70 | 59 | 4 | Stoney End Barbra Streisand |
| 60 | 61 | 60 | 7 | Time Waits For No One The Friends Of Distinction |
| 61 | 62 | 61 | 4 | I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself Gary Puckett |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Can't Stop Loving You Tom Jones |
| 63 | 67 | 63 | 3 | It's All In Your Mind Clarence Carter |
| 64 | 85 | 64 | 2 | Domino Van Morrison |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 2 | Who Needs Ya Steppenwolf |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 5 | Easy Rider (Let The Wind Pay The Way) Iron Butterfly |
| 67 | 71 | 67 | 5 | Stand By Me David & Jimmy Ruffin |
| 68 | 78 | 68 | 2 | Pay To The Piper Chairman Of The Board |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 5 | Groove Me King Floyd |
| 70 | 72 | 70 | 4 | Big Leg Woman (With A Short Short Mini Skirt) Israel "Popper Stopper" Tolbert |
| 71 | 75 | 71 | 5 | I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me Charley Pride |
| 72 | 73 | 72 | 8 | You Better Think Twice Poco |
| 73 | 58 | 58 | 8 | Let Me Back In Tyrone Davis |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Border Song (Holy Moses)/You And Me Aretha Franklin |
| 75 | 84 | 75 | 3 | Simply Call It Love Gene Chandler |
| 76 | 77 | 76 | 2 | Ace Of Spade O.V. Wright |
| 77 | 82 | 77 | 3 | Carolina In My Mind Crystal Mansion Featuring Johnny Caswell |
| 78 | 100 | 78 | 2 | It's Impossible Perry Como |
| 79 | 69 | 69 | 5 | I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) Pt. 1 Bobby Byrd |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 8 | Stoned Cowboy Fantasy |
| 81 | 86 | 81 | 3 | Sunset Strip Ray Stevens |
| 82 | 83 | 82 | 5 | Where Did All The Good Times Go Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | All I Have The Moments |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 3 | Games Redeye |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 2 | This Is My Love Song The Intruders |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go Curtis Mayfield |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 2 | We Gotta Get You A Woman Runt |
| 89 | 99 | 89 | 2 | Carolina In My Mind James Taylor |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Knock Three Times Dawn |
| 91 | 98 | 91 | 2 | Morning Jim Ed Brown |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Mr. Bojangles Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 3 | I Gotta Let You Go Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 3 | Beaucoups Of Blues Ringo Starr |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 4 | Amos Moses Jerry Reed |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Help Me Find A Way (To Say I Love You) Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Where Have All Our Heroes Gone Bill Anderson |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | I Can't Get Next To You Al Green |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Think About Your Children Mary Hopkin |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Sweet Sweetheart Bobby Vee |
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